China News Service, January 15 (January 15) According to Kyodo News, the Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, recently issued a judgment ordering compensation from the Japanese government in the case of the former comfort women. The Japanese government began to discuss countermeasures on the 14th.
In August 2019, South Korean and Japanese private groups in Germany held a rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on the occasion of the seventh world "comfort women" anniversary, and once again urged the Japanese government to formally suffer the atrocities of the "comfort women" system The person apologized and compensated.
A "Girl of Peace" also appeared at the event.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
A number of Japanese government sources revealed that the plan to postpone the appointment of the new ambassador to South Korea before the end of next month, Osaike Koichi, is more popular.
There has been a cautious argument for suing the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
According to reports, the postponement of the appointment of the new ambassador under discussion is based on Xiang Xing's response measures that have not yet entered Seoul.
The government finalized the personnel arrangement for him as the ambassador to South Korea at the cabinet meeting on January 8.
Japan will consider South Korea’s response and decide to postpone it when it sees fit.
The government will convey to the South Korean side the position that the judgment itself is invalid under the principle of "sovereign immunity" in the consultation between the heads of the Japanese and South Korean foreign affairs agencies to be held online at the earliest this week, and request the South Korean side to respond.
The principle of sovereign immunity is a way of thinking in international law in which a country is not subject to the jurisdiction of other countries.
Sources from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated that regarding countermeasures beyond the postponement of the ambassador’s appointment, "various options" will also be included in the field of vision to advance preparations.
According to government sources, there have been calls for prudence on the grounds that “it is not clear whether it can promote the development as envisaged” for prosecuting the ICJ.
The issue of comfort women confirmed by the Japan-South Korea consensus in 2015 may be re-examined and attracted international public opinion in a form that Japan does not want. This concern is the background reason.
The government will see the future development and make a judgment.